Use of BIM in Development of Smart Cities AReview
Use of BIM in Development of Smart Cities AReview
Lovnesh Kumar Goyal1, Rajiv Chauhan2, Raman Kumar3 and Hardeep Singh
Rai4
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Research Scholar, Civil Engineering Department, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical
University, Kapurthala, Punjab, India
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Civil Engineering Department, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala,
Punjab, India
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Mechanical Engineering Department, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College,
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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Civil Engineering Department, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana,
Punjab, India
Abstract. A smart city is a community that uses information and communication technologies
(ICT) to enhance the standard of community services and the health of people. The smart city
concept takes into account the better engagement of its citizens for sustainable resource
utilization, social and better relational capital while assuring its quality and performance.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a computer-aided modern parametric solution to
revolutionize the decision-making process in the construction of energy-efficient buildings and
smart cities. BIM enables design, development, operate and manage the construction endeavors
cost-effectively while sharing and exchanging information to all the stakeholders involved. The
practical implementation of BIM results in the mitigation of risks in the initial phases of the
projects. This paper explores the components of a smart city concept using BIM and its various
variants in the development of a smart city. The geographic information system (GIS)
environment can aid in providing a suitable data management system in transportation design
with minimum accidents, earthquake mitigation, and preventing fire hazards to build a smart
city. The review highlights the various tools such as GIS, Building Energy Model (BEM) could
be an innovative concept to make a smart city. The given review will help policymakers to adopt
BIM on their way to build a sustainable, reliable, energy-efficient smart city construction.
1. Introduction
There are ever-increasing environmental concerns over the growing urban population of the world. The
apprehensive growth in the community will demand repair of the existing infrastructure as well as the
addition of new infrastructure. The change in the global climate, environment, sea-level rise, etc. would
warrant a unique perspective on the sustainable use of the city resources [1]. The perception of a smart
city is to tackle the challenges posed by the ever-growing modern cities. It is an amalgamation of
physical, ICT, and traditional systems. It delivers a sustainable, convenient, and participative milieu to
the inhabitants of the urban. A smart city is a community that practices ICT to enhance the standard of
community services and the health of people. The smart city concept takes into account the better
engagement of its citizens for sustainable resource utilization, social and better relational capital while
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assuring its quality and performance. The term 'smart' refers to the intelligent system comprising of ICT
and cyber-physical system (CPS).
BIM is a rapidly popularizing technology that can represent information-rich 3D models of the
building projects to assist all the stakeholders in planning, design, construct, operate, and manage the
facility in time and cost-efficient ways. It requires effective implementation of BIM during the life cycle
of infrastructure projects to realize the much-coveted benefits like the single central data source to
support decision making at all the stages of the project and to mitigate the risks and conflicts at the very
early stages of the process [2]. Though BIM was designed for the building sector applications, it is
finding its acceptance and utility into all civil infrastructure. The BIM-enabled buildings in the smart
city are always integrated technologically with IoT devices and other infrastructure like smart
transportation, municipal utilities, smart grid, etc. The development of the city aspires for new heights
and leads to a promising future. The smart buildings have the target for energy efficiency, comfort,
sustainability, and convenience by integrating intelligence, industry, material, and construction practices
[3].
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and ranging, etc. in smart cities is the need of the hour [10]. Figure 1 summarises the various components
that go into making a city smart. The details involved in smart city and BIM are explained here.
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simulator is indeed an "ambiguous goal" [15]. More efficient design alternatives for energy efficiency
can be analyzed in the design stages itself by applying the central, collaborated, interconnected and
consistent information of the BIM model [16].
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requirements, reduced disruption, enhanced space utilization, improvement in safety and security,
convenience, comfort, and adaption to the needs of each occupant. Cognitive buildings are a reality
today and are helping the facility managers in asset management, interaction with staff, ensuring the
comfort of the occupants while increasing the utilization of the building asset. Some prototype smart
product projects have all been established on a different scale. Google Nest or Qivivo are smart sensors;
Dublin Lab introduces IBM's idea of intelligent buildings; Conicity, in London, is a real example of a
future smart city [33].
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3.18 Visualization
The evaluation of the buildings is much supported by the interactive visualization of 3D building models
[45]. BIM facility management needs tools that are user friendly for improved data, visualization, and
decision making [46]. Therefore, even for big data BIMs, the visualization software can provide
adequate rendering services to realize smooth and immersive experiences [47].
4. Concluding Remarks
The city infrastructure, as well as the resources, need to be utilized efficiently, sustainably, and
innovatively to assuage the socio-economic needs of the citizens. So, the paper presented components
of a smart city notion employing BIM. The geographic information system environment can aid in
providing a suitable data management system in transportation design with minimum accidents,
earthquake mitigation, and preventing fire hazards to build a smart city. The BIM and GIS environment
can aid in providing a suitable data management system in transportation design with minimum
accidents, earthquake mitigation, and preventing fire hazards to build a smart city. The review highlights
that various tools such as GIS, BEM could be an innovative concept to make a smart city. The resilience
of the smart city as to disasters is crucial towards sustainability.
City management demands the smart city's leverage to meet the challenges posed by growing
urbanization. Sustainable transport and an intelligent transport system are one element of ICT and the
core of the smart city. Spatial computing is of paramount importance for achieving smart city goals viz:
comfort, safety, health, equity, and sustainable development. BIM facility management needs user-
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friendly tools for enhanced data, visualization, and decision making. Furthermore, the incorporation of
low-cost UAVs and structure from movement algorithms allows for greater flexibility and more
coverage and documentation. The BIM-GIS is commonly used in creating progress visualization.
Information is sought for risk management and decision making to the fullest extent possible. BIM can
help achieve environmental and smart waste management changes. The construction industry needs to
be more resilient to disasters and their effects. Resilience is the ability and capability of the object to
return to their stable post disruption state. The need of the hour is to understand modern tools such as
scanners, light detection, and range, etc. in smart cities. The review presented will help policymakers
adopt BIM on their way to building a sustainable, reliable, energy-efficient smart city building.
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support provided by IK Gujral Punjab Technical University,
Kapurthala, Punjab, India, and colleagues. The authors are also grateful to the anonymous reviewers of
the paper for their careful reading and evaluation.
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